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Ex-Nigerian President Hail Super Eagles legend Tijjani Babangida

Former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida has again hailed the contributions of one of the co...

Former Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida has again hailed
the contributions of one of the country’s football stars Tijjani Babangida,
saying he is proud of what the former Ajax Amsterdam winger has achieved both
on and off the pitch.

Babangida the football star will today be a special guest at
the Inter House Sports of President Babangida’s school, Al Amin International
School in Minna.

Tijani Babangida won the Champions league with Van Gaal at Ajax in 1995

President Babangida and another former Nigerian Head of
State, Abdulsalam Abubakar, had a private audience with Tijjani on Friday ahead
of the sports event.

"I was truly humbled with what the two former
Presidents said of me when I met them. They said they are very proud of me and
so are other Nigerians," Babangida the football star said.

Incidentally, Tijjani Babangida got his big break in
football when he featured for Niger Tornadoes of Minna, where he was nicknamed
'J5' because of his blistering pace.

Tijani Babangida celebrating with Sunday Oliseh during their playing days for the Super Eagles

It was from this club that he played for Nigeria U23 team
and later moved to Europe, where he will play for the famous Ajax Amsterdam. He
also played in China and Saudi Arabia.

He featured at the 1998 World Cup in France, scoring a goal
in the Round of 16 game against Denmark.

Since his retirement from the game, he has tried to give
back to the community with laudable projects in Sokoto and Taraba States.